Why We NEVER Threw the Bacon Grease Away (The Southern Way)

The little can of bacon drippings that sat by every Southern stove was not decoration - it was doing half the seasoning in the kitchen. Saved right, it carried last week's browned flavor into tonight's beans, cornbread, and gravy. Saved careless, it turned on you. Miss Loretta walks through the whole habit the way it was actually kept: what belonged in the can, the strainer rule that kept it good, the crumbs and water that were never allowed in, where it lived and why the rules changed, and every place a spoonful was allowed to go - green beans, cornbread edges, gravy, greens, and eggs. Then she shows how to start your own jar today and how to know the day it is time to let it go. In this video: What was really in the can by the stove and why nobody measured it The strainer rule and the crumbs that ruined a jar Where the can lived, and why the kitchen rule changed Everywhere a spoonful of drippings went to work How to start, keep, and let go of your own jar today What did your family keep in the can by the stove?